Free Local Author Event with Dennis Coath, Bridgwater Library
- Adults
- Books and reading
- Talk or presentation
Event details
- Date and time: 23 January, 2026, from 2pm to 3:30pm
- How to book tickets: To book your free place: Message Somerset Libraries Bridgwater on Facebook; e-mail brwlib@somerset.gov.uk; call 0300 123 2224 or see staff in the temporary library at the rear of Bridgwater House, King Square
About the event
Join us for a presentation and talk with Dennis about his extraordinary career.
Dennis has worked as a sports editor, presenter, reporter, news-reader and documentary producer. He’s interviewed sporting legends from Muhammad Ali to David Beckham and covered sport all over the world, as well as co-authoring books with Ian Botham and Peter Shilton.
His latest books are ‘Rats, Pies and Pigeon Poo’, a comic guide for sport reporters and sport fans; ‘The Band That Time Forgot’ and ‘The Band That Time Forgave’, about a geriatric Rock Band that outsells the Beatles. As a voice-over specialist, Dennis has performed in many tv productions. Working as a media trainer he has schooled cabinet ministers, captains of industry and sport personalities like ‘Freddie’ Flintoff, Martin Johnson and Paula Radcliffe. He has also been nominated as news broadcaster and sport journalist of the year.
Organiser information
- Organisation:Bridgwater Library
- Contact name:Bridgwater Library
- Email:Brwlib@somerset.gov.uk
- Telephone:03001232224
Event location
Address:
11 Castle Street,Bridgwater,TA6 3DD